In reply to Bob Cook's message of Fri, 11 Mar 2016 14:46:42 -0800: Hi Bob, [snip] >Robin-- > >I think you are wrong about the nature of Bremsstrahlung. > >As I understand, the effect is caused by a charged particle changing its >course--being accelerated--in an electric field. It is not the mass of the >particle but the charge of the stationary particle. Large nuclei have >greater positive charge to deflect an energetic electron. The captured >electrons around a nuclei also pose a integrated electric field much more >diffuse than that associated with a large point charge. Energetic >electrons are not accelerated as much by the diffuse negative charge >presented by cloud of electrons as a stationary "solid" nucleus does. >Slower electrons interact with other electron charge density and are >deflected to produce Bremsstrahlung. > >That being said, an energetic proton will also produce Bremsstrahlung >radiation as it is deflected by other heavy, large, positive nuclei. > >Bob
So where do we disagree? ;) Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
